The trim is done, and it looks fantastic!! We have built-in benches by the fireplace, columns and bookcases between the living room/dining room, plate rail in the dining room, and a recessed door to the second bathroom. Also note the bricks in the fireplace have been repointed.
The trim and coffered ceilings are going in! We opted for the traditional Craftsman style molding for the windows and doors. The living room and dining room have coffered ceilings.
Today the interior doors were hung. We chose a shaker style three panel (solid wood) door. We plan to stain the doors a rich dark brown – as seen below.
The tile and hardwood floors have been installed. The bathrooms have subway tiles on the walls and 2 inch octagon tiles on the floor. The laundry room/mud room has 12 inch white tiles on the floor. The hardwoods in the kitchen are pine to match the existing floors in the rest of the house.
The drywall goes in, and the house is really starting to look like a home!
This house will be super cozy! Taking it down to the studs has a huge advantage… insulation in the walls. Unfortunatly, these old bungalows usually don’t have any insulation, but this one will. Our pocket book will be thankful for the lower utility bills!
This place is wired! All of the doors and windows have the tiny new contacts.
We love old windows, but due to extensive damage we decided to replace the windows. Now they all match! And they are double paned wooden windows, which will help us with lower utility bills. We also installed new exterior doors.
After the new framing was done the HVAC, plumbing, and electrical were roughed in.
With the demolition done it was time to put the house back together. We started by framing the new floorplan.
Living room and wall to front bedroom/office.
Kitchen on the left and guest bath to the right
Back bedroom and closet
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